WRIST BAND FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20120081852A1
• Filed: 11/12/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HEX Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: HEX Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Maravilla, Daniel J., Valladares, Anthony T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,345,412 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.03
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/002 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0508 Portable audio devices, e.g. walkman, discman, radio, MP3 player, headphones
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

A wrist band for holding a portable electronic device, namely an Apple® iPod® Nano™ device, having a display screen and control buttons. The wrist band includes a band portion for engaging with a user'"'"'s wrist, and a case portion formed of soft and pliable material with a cavity sized to receive and retain the electronic device, a perimeter rim with button controllers that are aligned with the control buttons of the electronic device, and a retainer to retain the electronic device in place in the cavity. The case portion includes an earphone jack aperture and a jack clip which is detachably attachable with the earphone jack aperture, and which jack clip is adapted to be inserted into the earphone jack aperture and block a jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a first position, and which is adapted to be removed from the earphone jack aperture and the jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a second position.

Claims

1. A wrist band for holding a portable electronic device having a display screen and control buttons, comprising:

a band portion for engaging with a user'"'"'s wrist or other body part; and

a case portion having a cavity adapted to receive the electronic device, and a perimeter rim with button controllers that are aligned with the control buttons of the electronic device.

2. The wrist band of claim 1, further comprising a gasket on the perimeter rim that provides a water resistant seal between the case portion and the portable electronic device.

3. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the case portion further comprises an earphone jack relief and a jack clip which is detachably attachable to the case portion and adapted to fit in the earphone jack relief, wherein the jack clip is adapted to be inserted into the earphone jack relief and block a jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a first mode, and is adapted to be removed from the earphone jack aperture and the earphone jack relief when in a second mode.

4. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the band portion and case portion are integrally formed together.

5. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the control buttons are formed integrally with the case portion.

6. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the button controllers comprises protrusions, which in an undepressed first position, extends outwardly from an outer surface of the case portion and which button controllers, and when pushed to a second position, deform inwardly into the cavity of the case portion and push on the control buttons of the portable electronic device, and once no longer pushed, will return to the undepressed first position.

7. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the button controller further include inserts that are formed of material more rigid than the material forming the perimeter rim, and are located in the perimeter rim.

8. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the case portion is formed of soft and pliable material.

9. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the cavity in the case portion is sized to snuggly receive the portable electronic device.

10. The wrist band of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is an Apple iPod nano device capable of displaying time.

11. The wrist band of claim 10, wherein the Apple iPod nano device has a clip on a back side thereof, and wherein the cavity comprises a clip recessed adapted to detachably retain the clip.

12. A combination wrist band and Apple iPod nano device having display screen capable of displaying time, comprising:

an Apple iPod nano device with a display screen an control buttons; and

a wrist band comprising a band portion for engaging with a user'"'"'s wrist, and a case portion with a cavity sized to receive and retain the Apple iPod nano device, the case portion having a perimeter rim with button controllers that are aligned with the control buttons of the Apple iPod nano device.

13. The wrist band of claim 12, further comprising a gasket on the perimeter rim that provides a water resistant seal between the case portion and the portable electronic device.

14. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the case portion further comprises an earphone jack relief and a jack clip which is detachably attachable to the case portion and adapted to fit in the earphone jack relief, wherein the jack clip is adapted to be inserted into the earphone jack relief and block a jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a first mode, and is adapted to be removed from the earphone jack aperture and the earphone jack relief when in a second mode.

15. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the band portion and case portion are integrally formed together.

16. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the control buttons are formed integrally with the case portion.

17. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the button controllers comprises protrusions, which in an undepressed first position, extends outwardly from an outer surface of the case portion and which button controllers, and when pushed to a second position, deform inwardly into the cavity of the case portion and push on the control buttons of the portable electronic device, and once no longer pushed, will return to the undepressed first position.

18. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the button controller further include inserts that are formed of material more rigid than the material forming the perimeter rim, and are located in the perimeter rim.

19. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the case portion is formed of soft and pliable material.

20. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the cavity in the case portion is sized to snuggly receive the portable electronic device.

21. The wrist band of claim 12, wherein the Apple iPod nano device has a clip on a back side thereof, and wherein the cavity comprises a clip recessed adapted to detachably retain the clip.